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RAILWAY UAR'FRAME.

APPLICATION FILED MAYS. 1906.

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RAILWAY-CAR FRAME.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented. Oct. 2, 1906.

Application filed May 3,1906. Serial No. 315,019.

To all whom itmay concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM F. KIEsEL, Jr., a citizen of the United States, residing at Altoona, in the county of Blair and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Railway-Car Frames, of which the following is a specifica tion.

This invention relates to improvements in steel railway-cars, and has to do more particularly with the arrangement of the body portion of the car described in my copending application filed April 14, 1906, Serial No. 311,715, to adapt it for the postal service, my object being to provide a light, stron and well braced framework and outsi e sheathing for the car-body between the ends to ive to the car sides the requisite strength an stiffness where cut out for the window and side-door openings.

A further 0b ect is to provide a construction of the win ow-frames which will be particularly adapted to this style of car.

I attain my object by constructing and arranging the parts of t e car-body and window-framing substantially as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 represents a side elevation of a complete postal car embodying my present improvements; Fig. 2, a side elevation, upon a larger scale, of one end of the car, portions of the framework being shown in skeleton form; Fig. 3, a portion of a side panel, showing the window construction; Fi 4, atrans- 5, a ongitudinal ig. 4; Fig. 6, a side anels, showing still further details of the win ow-framework Fig. .7, a longitudinal section on line b b in Fi 6; Fig. 8, an elevation of one of the insi e window-casings as viewed from the outside; F' 9, a vertical section through one of the win ow-casin s; Figs. 10 and 11, sections of the casing on t e'line c c and d d, respecsection on the line a a in ,tively, in Fig. 0; and Figs. 12 and 13, a plan and side elevation of one of the window-sill plates.

Like'numerals designate like parts in the several views.

; The main framework of the car is built up from. a continuous center sill 1 of box-girder type in the manner described in my said copending application, Serial No. 31 1 ,715, and ngle-bar side sills 2, from which interthe main frame-posts 3 rise at suitable dividvall throughout the length of them,

' and upper sheathing-plates ear the belt-rails ing the sides of the car into panels of a width to provide two window-openings. Where the side doors are located, however, the main frame-posts are preferably set closer together,,so as to provide door-posts at each side of the doors, these doors for a ostal car being narrower than those provide for baggage-cars, as described in' my said copending application. The framework for these doors, however, will be substantially the same as that described in said application, and therefore requires no further description herein. From the foot of each frame-post 3 a transverse brace 4 extends to the center sill, and the upper ends oftlie posts are bent inward to form being riveted to the longitudinal brace-aha gles 5, which extend continuously-from one end to the other of the car and are secured at each end to the car end framework, this end framework being the same in construction as that described in my said copending application. Between the carline extensions of the main frame-posts pper-deck carlines 6 pass across the car an tudinal brace members in the same manner described in my said application.

Between the main frame-posts are shorter intermediate posts 7, preferably of T shape cross-section and having their upper ends bent inward to form additional lower-deck carlines, said ends being secured to the longitudinal angles 5. At the ends of the car there are solid panels closed in by the lower 10 and 11, which are riveted in between the cover-plates 15 and 16 of the side and corner posts, respectivel Diagonal braces 9, consisting, preferab y, of angle-bars, extend from the foot of the corner-posts to near the upper end of the side posts, said angles being riveted to the sheathing-plates and providing additional stiffness to these end (panels. ntermediate posts 7 are positione between the cornerposts and. side frame-posts in these panels, said intermediate posts being secured at 8 to the diagonal braces 9 to provide the necessary su port for the u per-deck roof and for the on s of the top si e plates 17.

A belt-rail 13 extends from corner-post to' corner- 0st through the length of the car at each si 0, except where cut awayfor the sidedoor openin said belt-rails passingacross the cover-p ates 15- at the outside thereof At theendsofthe.

and being riveted thereto.

constitute splice-plates belower-deck carlines, their inward ends are united by longitween the upper and lower sheathing-plates,

and in the side-panels, where the wmdovw. openings are located, the lower sheathingplates extend up inside the belteraih the spaces between the belt-rail and sheathing' '3 formed on the inside windo'wwasings 21.

These inside-Window-casings 21, one for each window,..-a-re' pressed from. a single piece of steel .into the ioiamshownmoreclearlyin Figs.- 8 to 11', inclusive. The sides of thecasings are cut and flanged. inwardly at 22 in line. with flange 20, said fianges 22 extending onlypa-rt wayup the casing sides.

19', 20 and- 22. Extending completely around the inner edge of. the insidecasings 21 are-flanges23, which-overlap the interiorlinishoft he'car. At the outside andfit-ting against the inside casings are the outside casing strips, for-med, preferably; of extrudeduneta'l with hollow-headings 26, adapted to receive the edges of th'B'GOVGI'r'PIH'tQS 15'of'themain postsand-the-side flanges of the intermediate posts-7. ject inwardly against the flanged portions 22- of the inside casings, and-at-the bottom theyare-cut to lit the-sill-plates 12. At the-topthe outside casing-strips meet the lintelplates 27, which are preferably of channel shape, with ends flattened to overlie the ooverplates 15 and the intermediate posts7, Where thetop side plate 17 is applied thereto, the lintels being riveted inside theloweredge ofsaidplates.

At'28-a slot is provided between the lintels 27 'andthe inside-casingsZl to permit the passage therethrcugh of the upper windowsashes-29, said sashesbeing made in two parts, the lower portion-glazed and-the upper portion. at 31 ,being-provided -with wire-gauze inorder that, when the sash is dropped for ventilation, cinders, &c., may be prevented from entering the car. This arrangement of the stationary lower sash and the movable two-part-upper sash is not new, my invention inthis respect relating simply to the imprevement in the metal casing for the sash. z To further strengthen the side panels between the-postsbelow thewindow-openings,-

I provide reinforcing T-bars 32, riveting:

5 5 themdnside'ot the sheathing-plates back of- The lower window-sashes 30am bolted to the flanges-- At' 25 these outer casing-strips protheibelt-rails and at theends to the cover platesq15. (See-Figs. 3 and.,4.)

' Without further describing the details of theframeworlt, Which iii all other respects are similar'to that described in my said copendmg application, what I claim asumy invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, -,1s

1. In a car-frame, the combination with the side sills, ofposts rising therefrom: and 17 5 bent inward at- ,the top .xtol iiorm" lowerpdeck carlines, upperrdeck oarlinesextendingsenoss; between opposite posts, .a. belts-rail, intervrnediate posts rising from-thenline of the belt-rail and bent inward atstheitopitoialsotfio forni lowger deck carlines, and. longitudinal brace members to which the inward ends iofi all-said lowendeck carlinesare-securedi 2. In a ear-Jr'raarne,thecombinatiorn-iinsanv side endpanel, ofa cornerepostsa main frame 4 5 post spaced therefrom, outside sheathingeplates filling the spacebetweenaposts radim agonal brace extending.frornthefoot of'tlie. corner-post to the top of the frame-post='and; riveted inside thesheathingplates, and an 9 intermediate post rising tron-i said.- .braee-be-itween posts, the main.tramepost.and:- inter nlediate post having inturnediprojeetions .at

their upper ends to for-mdoweredeok-cashmea 3. In a car-frame, theeoInbination .-With'95 the main framaposte, ofia beltflailg-silltplatest for the windows, extendingtbetween postsi. and riveted with the belli rail; and inter mediate posts rising from. said silk-plates,- bemtween windows.

4. In a car-frame, the combination-with!" the side sills of posts rising thGIBfiIOlHy a belt rail, sheathing-plates risingfrotnthe side sill to the belt-rail between posts, silliplates (for the windows havingvertical limbs extending between posts and riveted betweenthei belt-railand sheathinglates, and .interme diate'posts rising from-t e-sill-plates.--.-

5. In a car-fram e, the combination-, with the mainframe-posts, of outside cover-plates riveted to said posts, sill plates ion-thawindows extending between posts andhaving vertical limbs lying between and. flush with-2 thecover-plates, and a belt-rail passing across. and riveted to the COVQrf'PIB-tBS and, sill-plates.

' 6. Ina car-frame, the GOInblllhtlOIn-Wlhli): the main frame-posts, of outside covers-plates riveted' to said posts, sill' plates for the dows extending between POStS1, and having vertical limbs lying between and flush wthi the cover-plates, a belt-rail passing across and riveted to the cover-plates arid.- sill plates, intermediate-posts rising from the, sill plates, and top side plates to'which the mainand intermediate'posts are riveted, said-posts beingcarried above the sideplatesandbent inward to-formlower-deck carlines 7 Ina ear-frame, a window casingacomw prising an outside sill' plate having; an up 3 turned flange at its inward edge, an inside easing having a longitudinal flange abutting against the sill-flange and side flanges rising therefrom, and a window-sash fastened to said flanges. I

8. In a oar-frame, a window-easing oomprisi an outside sill-plate having an upturne flange at its inward edge, a one-piece inside casing-slate flanged around its inward edges to overlap the inside finish and having an upturned flange along its bottom. outward edge abutting against the sill-flange with. side flanges rising part way up the oasinginline therewith, beaded outside casing-strips rising from the sill-plate and fitted against the inside oasing, a lintel-plate passing across at the top of said strips and spaced away from the top of the inside easing, a lower sash fastened to the oasingdianges, and an upper sash slidingin the grooves formed by the lower sash and casing-beads and passing up through the slot formed between thev lintel and inside casing plates 9. The sill-plate 1.2 comprising a vertical limb, a horizontal limb having a slight up the main frame-posts,

Ward incline and an upturned flange along the inside edge of the horizontal limb.

10. The inside window-casing 21 outwardly flanged around its inward edges, upwardly flanged along its bottom outside edge and inwardly flanged part way up its sides in line with the outside bottom flange.

11. In a oar-frame, the combination with. of the sill-plate 12 passing across between posts and riveted in with the side sheathing, the intermediate post 7 rising from said sill-plate, the pressedsteel inside window-casings 21 positioned at each side of the intermediate post and fitting between-said post and the main frame-posts, the outer headed side-frarne strips 24, and the lintel-plates 27 riveted to the top side plate of the oar-frame.

In testimony whereof I have aflixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM F. KIESEL, JR.

Witnesses:

FRANCIS N. PARIs, B. SJBBOW'N. 

